Nisaba 07, 37 (P283841)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 025009

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

105.0 mm × 54.0 mm × 24.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. [...] gur
2. [...] lu2 lunga
3. 3(u) gur kiszib3 lu2-an maszkim
4. 1(u) 3(asz) 3(barig) kiszib3 ur-sukkal
5. 3(asz) 4(barig) gur kiszib3 szesz-kal-la dub-sar
6. 3(asz) kiszib3 lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su dumu ur-{d}ba-ba6
7. 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) kiszib3 al-la {d}nin-{d}su4-an-na
8. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 4(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
9. kiszib3 {d}lamma-iri-na
10. mu giri3 {d}dumu-zi-sze3
11. 2(u) gur giri3 gu3-de2-a ab-ba-iri
12. 1(u) 2(asz) giri3 ku5-da-mu dumu sanga uru11{ki}
13. 1(u) 2(asz) giri3 ur-{d}ba-ba6 lu2 lunga
14. 5(asz) giri3 ur-{d}lamma gudu4 {d}pa-bil3-sag
15. 2(barig) giri3 lugal-mudra5 sza3 ambar{ki}
16. 8(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) dub gid2-da lu2 nig2-dab5-ke4-ne
reverse
1. 4(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) kiszib3 lu2-{d}nin-szubur dumu lu2-{d}ba-ba6
2. 2(asz) 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kiszib3 lu2-da-ga-ta ba-ra-tur
3. giri3 ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da dumu lugal#-iri-da
4. 4(gesz2) 2(u) 3(asz) 2(barig) gur
5. ki {d}lamma-iri-na-ta
6. sza3-bi-ta
7. 2(gesz2) 3(u) gur kiszib3 {d}lamma-iri-na
8. 1(asz) giri3 sa6-sa6-ga
9. 2(barig) giri3 lu2-ba-a
10. ($ blank space $) 2(gesz2) 3(u) 1(asz) 2(barig) gur
11. zi-ga dub gid2-da
12. 1(gesz2) 5(u) 2(asz) gur kiszib3 1(disz)-a nu-ga2-ga2 ba-a-gar
13. a-ra2 2(disz)-kam
14. giri3 {d}lamma-iri-na
left
1. mu si-mu-ru-um{ki} ba-hul

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Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 105.0 high × 54.0 wide × 24.0 thick
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  • primary: Nisaba 7, 37

    [d'Agostino2005Nisaba7] Agostino, Franco d’, and Francesco Pomponio. 2005. Ša₃-Bi-Ta Texts from Girsu Kept in the British Museum. Nisaba 7. Messina: Di.Sc.A.M.

    barley - kiszib, kiszib kiszib PN-ta ba-ra-tur, zi-ga dub-gid2-da

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  • Museum No.: BM 025009
  • Accession No.: 1898-02-16, 0063

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Ibbi-Suen.03.00.00
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:48:15 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2016-10-20 at 10:10:54 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-02-07 at 14:30:04 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:47:10 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2010-01-16 at 07:41:00 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2005-11-21 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“Nisaba 07, 37 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P283841.
Nisaba 07, 37 artifact entry (No. P283841). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P283841 (Original work published 2005)
Nisaba 07, 37 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P283841 (Accessed: March 16, 2025).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {Nisaba 07, 37 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P283841},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P283841},
}


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